Psalm 143.1 Hear, and in Thy faithfulness answer me.

January 11

Hear, and in Thy faithfulness answer me. ~ Psalm 143.1

Photo: Michel Meynsbrughen

Our Father, our hearts overflow with gratitude when we recount Thy mercies. We feel our unworthiness when we remember all Thy loving kindness towards us. Oh, gracious Father, patiently bear with us we pray Thee.

Deliver us from the bondage of our lower and selfish desires, and make us free to give to Thee all of the love and service that should be Thine own. May we not work against Thee, or apart from Thee, but may we be one with Thee, and share in Thy purposes, Thy work, and Thy joy.

How great is our unbelief! How Thou must be grieved at our doubts and our fears! Lord, increase our faith! When mountains of difficulties loom in our pathway, grant that we may have the faith to remove them. Help us to live forgetful of self, and may our service be such that we, like Paul, shall bear in our body the marks of the Lord Jesus.

Deliver us from the formal religious life, and may the Holy Spirit lead us into the fullness of God’s life for us, and within us. In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of The Holy Spirit. Amen.

Rev. Justin N. Green

Cincinnati, Ohio